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Man Accused Of Killing Wife In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly killing his wife during a domestic dispute.
Rockland County resident Warle Fernandez-Arias, age 37, was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, Feb. 23 in Spring Valley after his wife, Carolyn Canela, age 36, was found dead.
According to Spring Valley Police, Canela, who moved to the US from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, was found when officers responded to a welfare check at 149 Sneden Place West at their Hillcrest Point apartment.
Once inside the apartment, officers found the body of Canela, who was pronoun…
ID Released For 38-Year-Old Killed In I-87 Crash Involving Westchester Resident
State Police have identified the driver of a tractor-trailer killed in a crash on I-87 in Rockland County.
Victor M. Naula Lopez, age 38, of Whitestone, Queens, was killed around 5 a.m., Friday, March 12, on I-87 in Ramapo, said Trooper Tara McCormick.
During the crash, Lopez was operating a 2018 Peterbilt tractor-trailer northbound on I-87, in the middle lane when a 2021 Toyota sideswiped the tractor-trailer, causing it to spin out and strike a 2011 Freightliner Semi, driven by Celso A. Lopez, age 56, of New Rochelle.
Lopez was uninjured, McCormick said.
The Peterbilt tractor-trailer ove…
ID Released For Rockland Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
Police have released the identity of a 56-year-old man killed during a single-vehicle crash in a wooded area.
Rockland County resident Erol Belizaire, of Wesley Hills, was killed around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, during the crash, which happened in Rockland County in New Hempstead, on Grandview Avenue, said Ramapo Police Det Sgt. Michael Higgins.
Belizaire was driving a 2003 Subaru Outback while on his way to work when a possible medical event caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, Higgins said.
The vehicle then hit a tree on the opposite side of the road, he added.
Higgins said inves…
Rockland Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
A 56-year-old man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in a wooded area.
The crash happened in Rockland County on Grandview Avenue, just west of Union Road, in New Hempstead, was reported to Ramapo Police around 9:21 a.m., Tuesday, May 12.
Responding officers discovered a Wesley Hills man dead inside the vehicle, said the Ramapo Police.
The crash, which closed Grandview Avenue for more than four hours, is under investigation.
A Wesley Hills man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in New Hempstead.Ramapo Police Department
Ramapo Police provided few details, and are awaiting in…
Death Of Worker Caught In Cheese Mixing Machine Ruled Accidental
The death of a 41-year-old worker who was caught in a cheese mixing machine has been ruled accidental, police said.
Orangetown Police said Edwin Nunez was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, inside a mixing machine at ICCO Cheese Co. in Orangeburg.
Nunez, who died of blunt impact and crushing injuries, had worked for the company, which makes grated cheese and bread crumbs, among other items, for about 18 months, according to the Orangetown Police. He was a resident of Paterson, New Jersey.
On Friday, the department announced that the Rockland County Medical Examiner's Offic…
